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Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, Washington, DC. – 1988
The questions that observers of Congress have posed throughout U.S. history continue to confront citizens: how have the constitutional powers of Congress adapted to new conditions, and how has this affected Congress's relations with the other branches of government. Congress, in its constitutional design, is part of the remedy for the problems of…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Federal Government, Governmental Structure
Landman, James H. – Social Education, 2006
The ABA Division for Public Education asked a panel of experts--Joyce Baugh, Mary Dudziak, Michael Gerhardt, Timothy Johnson, John Maltese, Mark Moller, Jason Roberts, Elliot Slotnick, and David Yalof--to respond to questions about the judicial nomination process. These questions touched on the balance between the president and the Senate, the…
Descriptors: Public Education, Internet, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Studies
Landman, James H. – Social Education, 2006
One week after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Congress passed an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (The Authorization) that authorized the president--"... to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist…
Descriptors: Presidents, National Security, Terrorism, Armed Forces
Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, Washington, DC. – 1988
Article III of the U.S. Constitution called for a federal judiciary that would dispense and administer justice in accordance with the principles on which the United States was founded. There was considerable ambivalence among the Founding Fathers as to what was the appropriate role for the judiciary, an ambivalence that has continued to the…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Role, Courts
Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, Washington, DC. – 1988
Even though the first citizens of the United States were skeptical about singular authority, the Constitution gave the president independent authority and strong powers. But as chief executive, he would be responsible to the people for the exercise of those powers. The modern presidency is a product of 200 years of growth and experience, yet much…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Federal Government, Governmental Structure
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. – 1976
To be appointed by the President with the advice and concent of the Senate, this new Assistant Secretary would have such duties as the Secretary of Interior assigned, with respect to the conduct of Indian affairs, and would assume the duties of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. One of his primary responsibilities would be to help guide the…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrators, American Indians, Federal Government
American Bar Association, Chicago, IL. Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. – 1988
The fourth in a special series of handbooks dealing with constitutional themes, this document looks at power in the context of the U.S. Constitution. "The Constitution's Prescription for Freedom" (L. Peach) examines the separation of powers provided for in the Constitution. "The Concept of Power" (C. Roach) is a series of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Miller, James R. – 1979
The paper traces the period 1945-65 when scholars of the American presidency changed their emphasis from the study of individual presidents to examination of the presidency itself and the powers it encompassed. The change was prompted by events such as World War II, development of the atomic bomb, and the Cold War. Evidence that mankind was…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Foreign Policy, Governance, Government (Administrative Body)
Wyszomirski, Margaret J. – Teaching Political Science, 1989
Notes the blurring of boundaries between public and private sectors, pointing out that the interaction between governmental and non-profit agencies is increasing in the areas of public policy. Argues that these increasing interactions need to be integrated into the political science curriculum. (GG)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Curriculum Development, Federal Government, Government (Administrative Body)